# Accident 20080510837059A: Dhav L20A, Juneau, AK, May 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2008, 06:30 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXRA
- Location: 58.3550° N, 134.5764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3550&lon=-134.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62355, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62355) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV L20A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080510837059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON APPROACH 3/4 MILES SW OF THE JUNEAU FLOAT POND STRUCK A BIRD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC08LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA067), May 11, 2008: de Havilland DHC-2 (N62355), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Structural damage to the airplane as the result of a birdstrike.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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